HIGH PRIESTESS is a heavy psych trio from Los Angeles that throw down lush harmonies, crushing riffs and killer grooves. Consisting of Katie Gilchrest on guitar and vocals, Mariana Fiel on bass/vocals, and Megan Mullins on drums, they have created a sound that echoes both past and future incarnations of doom and psychedelia.
 
Formed in the spring of 2016 when Mariana Fiel placed an ad on Craigslist seeking like minds for a devastating new project, Katie and Megan heeded the call and together they immediately started producing long, hypnotic jams that morphed into crafted songs with dynamic crescendos and soaring improv sections. The band self-released a five-song demo in July 2017, which, through word-of-mouth collected critical praise and a growing fan base around the world.
 
Newly signed to Ripple Music, home to some of the biggest and best heavy rock acts to emerge from the underground in recent years, their self-titled debut album will be unleashed worldwide on May 18th.
 
Stream and share new song Take The Blame: 
​https://soundcloud.com/ripple-music/high-priestess-take-the-blame
 
Pre-order now at www.ripple-music.com

TOUR DATES:

• 5/25 – Thee Parkside – San Francisco, CA
• 5/26 – Haul – Grants Pass, OR
• 5/28 – Tonic Lounge – Portland, OR
• 5/29 – Funhouse – Seattle, WA
• 5/30 – Astoria – Vancouver, BC
• 5/31 – Palamino – Calgary, AB
• 6/1 – Temple – Edmonton, AB
• 6/2 – Vantopia Festival – Equity, BC
• 6/3 – Siksika Community Centre – Siksika, AB
• 6/4 – Old School Records – Kalispell, MT

SOCIALS:

• Facebook – facebook.com/highpriestessmusic
• Instagram – instagram.com/highpriestessmusic
• Twitter – twitter.com/HighPriestessLA

YOB, who recently announced the release of their eighth album, Our Raw Heart, on June 8 via Relapse Records, share “The Screen” on Rolling Stone HERE as the Oregon trio reveal the album artwork and pre-orders are made available.
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“There was no guarantee that I was going to live long enough to record the album,"said singer/guitar player Mike Scheidt in an accompanying interview about the 7-track release. 

Physical pre-orders are available via Relapse.com HERE with various physical bundles including a super deluxe 2XLP boxset (limited to 100 copies), a white/gold splattered deluxe version (limited to 300 copies), various merchandise and other formats including cassette and CD. Digital downloads can be found at the AT THIS LOCATION and include an instant download of “The Screen.”

Our Raw Heart was co-produced by the band and Billy Barnett at Gung Ho Studio in Eugene, Ore., with mastering handled by Heba Kadry (The Mars Volta, Diamanda Galas, Slowdive). Decibel Magazine and Stereogum named the release as one of their most anticipated albums of 2018.

Our Raw Heart tracklist:

1. Ablaze
2. The Screen
3. In Reverie
4. Lung Reach
5. Beauty in Falling Leaves
6. Original Face
7. Our Raw Heart

YOB’s most recent release, Clearing the Path to Ascend, was one of 2014’s most heralded releases, with Rolling Stone saying the music “makes perfect bedfellows of volume and beauty, pain and transcendence.” Stereogum said the four-track album offers “a universe unto itself” while Decibel said the songs were “as riveting as you could ever hope for them to be.”

YOB Tour Dates:

May 25 Vancouver, BC @ Modified Ghost Festival
--- All Dates Jun 14 - Jul 14 w/ Bell Witch ---​

June 14 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street
June 15 Austin, TX @ Austin Terror Fest
June 16 Little Rock, AR @ Mutants of the Monster 2018
June 17 Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone
June 19 Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
June 20 Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
June 22 Orlando, FL @ SoundBar
June 23 Wilmington, NC @ Reggies
June 24 Asheville, NC @ Mothlight
June 25 Raleigh, NC @ King’s
June 27 Baltimore, MD @ Metro
June 28 New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
June 29 Philadelphia, PA @ Underground Arts
June 30 Boston, MA @ Middle East
July 02 Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rosa
July 03 Ottawa, ON @ Mavericks
July 04 Toronto, ON @ Mod Club
July 06 Pittsburgh, PA @ Rex Theatre
July 07 Detroit, MI @ El Club
July 08 Chicago, IL @ Reggies
July 09 Chicago, IL  @Reggies
July 10 St. Paul, MN @ Club
July 11 Omaha, NE @ Lookout Lounge
July 12 Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theatre
July 13 Salt Lake City, UT @ Urban Lounge
July 14 Boise, ID @ Neurolux

D.O.A., Canada's legendary pioneering punks who set the bar high for punk and basically invented hardcore, are ready to rip it up on the occasion of their 40th anniversary. They have a brand new album called  Fight Back and they are embarking on a worldwide tour to support this impressive new effort. The "Men of Action" are ready to take on all opposition and lay down a punk rock path of wild music and free thought. Their rough and ready line up is led by the godfather of Hardcore, Joe Shithead Keithley (guitar, vocals) he is more than ably accompanied by the manic rhythm section ofPaddy Duddy (drums) and Corkscrew (bass).

Early reviews indicate that Fight Back is the most innovative D.O.A. album since War on 45.D.O.A. has always been right on the pulse of what's going on in our screwed up world. Fight Back deals with what we have left, which in a lot of ways, is not much. 

"When you really think about it, income inequality and disparity is at the root of a lot huge problems, like environmental degradation, war, sexism and hate" said Keithley who has been  fighting the good fight for the last 40 years. It's why he's made TALK - ACTION = 0 his lifelong mantra. 

Fight Back, released on Joe's own label Sudden Death Records, is a scathing and timely piece. Joe deals with all manner of unseemly low characters and issues. The album opens with acerbic "You Need an Ass Kickin' Right Now," next rips right into the startling "Killer Cops," then smashes into the anthemic "Time To Fight Back," which is street punk resistance at its fiercest. The album proceeds with the timely "Gonna Set You Straight" with violent and natural ease, and continues with the vitriolic "I Just Got Back From the USA." Then, the album takes a funny twist with "We Won't Drink This Piss" (down with bad corporate beer!) and "You Can't Stop Me," a song in which Joe delves into the character of Slapshot's playing coach Reggie Dunlop (a natural alter ego perhaps).

D.O.A. was formed amidst a whirlwind of controversy and upheaval. In 1978, three guys fresh out of high school from the backwaters of Canada's suburbs heard about the punk rock revolution. In February of that same year the band formed and started playing shows. They soon realized that there were no record deals coming in any time soon.

Keithley (aka Joey Shithead) who was working towards being  a civil rights lawyer before he found punk rock, concluded that the  band had to take the "do it yourself" approach long before DIY became a popular concept. He formed a fledging record label called  Sudden Death Records and the label released D.O.A.'s first  snarling slab of vinyl, the Disco Sucks 7" EP. 

Disco Sucks soon became an underground hit and the band started  touring from Vancouver to their newly adopted "home base" of  California five to six times a year. In 1980, Keithley coined  the term "hardcore" and the band soon released their landmark album  Hardcore 81. The album became a hit, the hardcore movement took  off, and D.O.A. pushed that expression into common vernacular.

Over the last four decades, D.O.A. have released 17 studio albums,  sold over a million albums, and played 4,000 shows on five different  continents. The band's albums, shows, and attitude have won over three  generations of fans and influenced the likes of Green Day, Nirvana,  Offspring, Henry Rollins, David Grohl and The Red Hot Chilli  peppers, to name a few. Keithley has also written two books:  I Shithead: A Life in Punk and TALK - ACTION = 0.

From day one, D.O.A. has helped organize and lead hundreds of  benefit concerts and protests for good and just causes like  environmental issues, women's rights, food bank benefits, and First Nations' rights. They have organized protests and stood against war,  racism, weapons proliferation, and countless other causes.

Keithley has been called a cultural politician, trying to change the  world from outside the system. He's currently running for Mayor of his  home town of Burnaby, under the Green Party banner, attempting to  change the system from inside. Keithley and the band were also ardent  supporters of the Occupy Movement, realizing this was a step  towards equality in our world. He is always looking for a way to push  "grassroots democracy" and like his idol Pete Seeger, he and the  band won't give up.

When the band takes their wild, unbridled  show live show on the road, it's a must see, because it's a chance to see one of the  last real punk rock bands that gets out there, kicks ass, and tells it like it is. It's a perpetual atmosphere of chaos, veering out of  control, but somehow, at the last minute, D.O.A. manages to  reign all of it back in. And in an indescribable way, you are not  quite the same person afterwards.

The "Men Of Action" are returning to the US for some unfinished business.

US TOUR DATES (w/ MDC as main support):

• 5/21 - Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall 
• 5/22 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Black Sheep 
• 5/23 - Fort Collins,CO @ Hodi's Half Note 
• 5/24 - Denver, CO @ Streets Of London Pub 
• 5/26 - Las Vegas, NV @ Punk Rock Bowling Festival 
• 5/29 - Laguna Niguel, CA @ Karmann Bar 
• 5/30 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Viper Room 
• 5/31 - San Diego, CA @ Brick By Brick 
• 6/02 - Phoenix, AZ @ The Rebel Lounge 
• 6/03 - Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 
• 6/04 - El Paso, TX @ Lowbrow Palace 
• 6/05 - Harlingen, TX @ Hop Shop 
• 6/06 - Austin, TX @ Barracuda 
• 6/07 - Houston, TX @ The Secret Group 
• 6/08 - San Antonio, TX @ Paper Tiger 
• 6/09 - Dallas, TX @ Gas Monkey Bar and Grill 
• 6/10 - Tulsa, OK @ Shrine 
• 6/12 - Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room 
• 6/13 - Des Moines, IA @ Lefty's Live Music 
• 6/15 - Billings, MT @ The Pub Station 
• 6/16 - Spokane, WA @ The Pin! 

US & CANADA TOUR DATES (w/ Down By Law + Kevin Seconds (of 7 Seconds) playing solo :

• 07/06 - Vancouver, BC @  First Annual Fight Back Festival, Rickshaw Theater 
• 07/11 - Regina
• 07/12 - Winnipeg 
• 07/13 - Thunder Bay 
• 07/14 - Minneapolis 
• 07/15 - Green Bay 
• 07/16 - Madison 
• 07/17 - Milwaukee 
• 07/18 - Chicago 
• 07/19 - Detroit 
• 07/20 - Cleveland 
• 07/21 - Buffalo 
• 07/22 - Brooklyn 
• 07/23 - Philly 
• 07/24 - TBA 
• 07/25 - Toronto 
• 07/26 - Ottawa 
• 07/27 - Montreal ¹77 Festival 

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